Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evolving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
The 12 steps have been very helpful in my life. I'm on the the other side, the Anon side, but we had several from AA and NA show up, because they wanted to learn how to change their ways, said AA was keeping them from drinking, but they wanted more. I've been to Al-anon, Nar-anon, and other programs. Unfortunately, my most useful meeting turned into a liberal "safe place", where after the meeting meetings (and sometimes even during meetings) were spent insulting or putting down conservatives. Attended meetings in several different states, due to work or vacation travel. Found some good meetings, found some super dysfunctional meetings. Found some friends, but didn't want to be friends with everyone who came. Read the literature, hang out with those you connect with, and grow together. You'll continue changing, growing, learning, and old friends won't fit anymore, because our spiritual growth paths tend to diverge. Enjoy the journey and all the new people you'll meet. There will be some true gems along the way.
What the hell would compel you to want to bash conservatives all day? I make my share of jokes about woke liberals but going to a group specifically to do so would make me feel like a loser and pity the ones creating these places.
They weren't loud and obnoxious so most people didn't really notice. It was a lot of little snippy remarks sometimes almost under their breath. Probably should have called them out on their comments, but I was a bit outnumbered. Decided it just wasn't worth my time going anymore.
Yeah, same boat when I go to the liberal side of my state, they even have a woke libtard tranny at one of the meetings, there's no mystery why it drinks. If I were so unhappy with myself and that mentally ill I'd just go full Leaving Las Vegas style and drink myself to death. I just really feel like I'm better off finding a decent church with people my age instead of AA. Meet some new friends and maybe a nice lady that have mentally and spiritually grown the entire time I was out being selfish and partying... learn from people who didn't squander their youth lol.